FC man dies in blast

Published January 13, 2011

QUETTA, Jan 13: An Frontier Corps man was killed and three others were injured when a landmine exploded in the Loti gas field area on Thursday.

Sources said that the incident took place when the FC vehicle hit the landmine planted by unidentified people.

The vehicle was damaged in the blast.

FC personnel deployed took the injured to a nearby hospital from where they were shifted to Quetta.

Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

The sources said that additional contingents of FC and Balochistan Constabulary were sent to the area after the incident.

Several gas pipelines have been attacked in the area in the past one week.

Opinion

Editorial

Debt trap
Updated 30 May, 2024

Debt trap

The task before the government is to boost its tax-to-GDP ratio to the global average by taxing the economy’s untaxed and undertaxed sectors.
Foregone times
30 May, 2024

Foregone times

THE past, as they say, is a foreign country. It seems that the PML-N’s leadership has chosen to live there. Nawaz...
Margalla fires
30 May, 2024

Margalla fires

THE Margalla Hills — the sprawling 12,605-hectare national park — were once again engulfed in flames, with 15...
First steps
Updated 29 May, 2024

First steps

One hopes that this small change will pave the way for bigger things.
Rafah inferno
29 May, 2024

Rafah inferno

THE level of barbarity witnessed in Sunday’s Israeli air strike targeting a refugee camp in Rafah is shocking even...
On a whim
29 May, 2024

On a whim

THE sudden declaration of May 28 as a public holiday to observe Youm-i-Takbeer — the anniversary of Pakistan’s...